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Sharp ratios and whatnot are nice for people trying to run a fund and attract investors. But professional traders only care about the bottom line, especially if they are pure discretionary traders, which it looks like rally is.

You're posting some impressive gains and losses. Care to share what your total net p/l for the year is?

This failure imo is more serious that the mfglobal fiasco. Mfglobal, while heavily leverged and poorly run, appeared to be in compliance with segregated account rules right until the very end, when they tried to do some last minute transfers. PFG appears to have simply falsified bank...

I imagine a big part of the problem is that TWS is a dinosaur of a trading system whose core components were built in the late 90s. Rather than switch to a new updated platform, IB has chosen instead to keep patching and adding features with the result is that TWS is now a bloated mess. All...

As a dma broker, IB should have FULL ecn functionality. That means whatever order type an ecn or exchange has, IB should support it. Unfortunately that is not the case and I've been asking for years for this switch and it hasn't happened. At the very least, enable full ecn functionality...

Scalping SIRI??? Your VSE is extremely flawed and giving you unrealistic fills. You would never be able to replicate those trades in real life. Add a penny to your cost basis and subtract a penny from your sold basis. Still profitable? Think not.

Come on guys, be nice to Stock777. After all, ET is all he has in his life.

Don't get caught up in internet conspiracy theories. That's a dark road to go down.

I've used the android app to close out some positions when I'm on vacation. I find it very robust and fast, even has the option of staying logged in all day. Just be sure to bring your secure token device with you. It is a little disconcerting to be trading via your smartphone if you are not...

And how exactly did you manage to buy the 67.5 calls for 0.01??? The lowest print for the Feb 67.5 calls on friday was 1.95. I nominate this thread for the troll post of the day.

Sykes has made over $1 million off his website and subscription services since he started a couple years ago. Thats a proud accomplishment and I will be the first to congratulate his success. Tim spends his time promoting his website and business. Meanwhile others here spend all their time...

I had the exact same vision issues in 2005. I had been trading full time for a few years and the 10+ hrs a day staring at a screen was causing me fatigue, eyestrain, and worsening vision. Increasing my prescription didn't help at all. Turns out I was slowly losing my ability to focus properly...

I attended the Las Vegas expo this past november and the place was practically a ghost town. The exhibit floor was half the size compared to what it was in 2007 and there were even fewer firms. Alot of the floor was taken up by megabooths for Fidelity and Schwab. Only reason I go anymore is...

FYI last year goldman cut off the majority of their introducing brokers and in the process shut down a number of accounts as they didn't want to bother with clearing business. Only a few are left and I imagine the min account size is much higher. This article lists some of them. I used to...

I've also noticed this in my account. The biggest problem here is that it reduces my buying power for stocks, as any money in the commodities account doesn't apply to my 4x intraday leverage.

Rather than be upset, you should be extremely thankful your system worked as long as it did. The market is constantly evolving, your strategies need to as well.

MF Global trustee now looking into rehyopthecation. http://blogs.reuters.com/financial-regulatory-forum/2011/12/21/mf-global-trustee-reviewing-firms-practice-of-repledging-collateral/

I've watched the entire movie. Rather amusing film of pit traders complaining about how they can't front-run orders any more and can't make any money.

From your vague description, sounds like you've already made 10k-20k trading these things. I'm assuming your hedge fund job pays well, so why can't you just amass 100k yourself from your personal funds and some from friends and family? Also, why doesn't your boss personally invest in this...

Earth to traderwann...no one cares about your simulated results. They are worthless as many, many people here have pointed out to you. Trade your own money or find something else to do. /end of thread